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Zero Sugar, the probable favorite in the featured eighth race Thursday at Oaklawn Park, came into the meet looking like a candidate for route races after running a big second in the Zia Park Derby. But he pulled a fast one on his connections – real fast.
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It is not exactly a slump, as many of the horses have turned in competitive races, but since the 3-year-old colt Reagan's Honor dazzled winning a first-level dirt route allowance on Feb. 19, the trainer Cherie DeVaux's starters at Fair Grounds have gone 12-0-4-3. Another potential star 3-year-old will be heavily favored to end DeVaux's streak Thursday, when Englishman races for the first time since turning in one of the fastest 2-year-old races of 2025.
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Trainer Rusty Arnold registered his 2,000th career victory Saturday when his promising 3-year-old Unsearchable won a maiden race in impressive fashion.
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Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 3/17 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Irad Ortiz Jr. is scheduled to resume riding here Thursday after recuperating from injuries suffered in a spill last week. But his agent, Steve Rushing, said that Ortiz's return could be a game-time decision and is likely to be determined on a day-to-day basis as the week progresses.
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Although 28 3-year-olds have been nominated to the $1 million Florida Derby on March 28 at Gulfstream Park, the starting lineup for the key Kentucky Derby prep figures to be small with three of the top four ranked members of the division pointing to the race – Chief Wallabee, Commandment, and Nearly.
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Juan Arriagada has been the leading owner in wins at the last three Tampa Bay Downs meets. This year, he would like to add leading trainer to his résumé as well. Arriagada has just one entry on Wednesday's card, Coalminer's Kitten, in race 4.
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The new team behind the familiar Pin Oak Stud has had its share of heartbreak in the last few years. But hope springs eternal in Thoroughbred racing, especially in the spring.
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Churchill Downs in Louisville has raised the purses for 16 of its stakes races scheduled for this year’s spring meeting. That includes a $500,000 boost for the Turf Classic, bringing the purse of the Grade 1 race to $1.5 million.
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Race 3, a 1 1/8-mile race for females who have started for a tag of $50,000 or less, figures to come down to Big Dig and Pam Pam. Big Dig, claimed by Joe Sharp for $30,000 on Dec. 4, finished second in this same condition Feb. 13. She was beaten just three-quarters of a length by Fast and Frisky who came back Saturday to win a New York-bred allowance/optional claimer by four lengths.
